lúva

noun. bow (in forming tengwar), bight, bend, curve

Derivations

• √LUB “bend” ✧ PE17/122
• ✶dūbā “bend, bow, curve” ✧ PE17/168
  • √(N)DUB “bending and drooping, ️bending, drooping” ✧ PE17/168

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√LUB > lúva	[lūbā] > [lūβā] > [lūβa] > [lūva]	✧ PE17/122
✶dūbā > lúva	[dūbā] > [lūbā] > [lūβā] > [lūβa] > [lūva]	✧ PE17/168